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05 November 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and
to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying SME Credit Realisation Fund Ltd
issuer of existing shares to which voting LEI: 549300ZQIYQVNIZGOW60
rights are attached(ii) :
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with
an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer X
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes
with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)(iii) :
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv)
Name Rocket Internet SE
City and country of registered office Berlin, Germany
(if applicable)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v)
Name
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City and country of registered office
(if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed 01-11-2019
or reached(vi) :
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 04-11-2019
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting % of voting Total of both Total number
rights attached rights through in % (8.A + 8.B) of voting rights
to shares (total financial instruments of issuer(vii)
of 8. A) (total of 8.B
1 + 8.B 2)
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Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold
was crossed or
reached 5.88% 0.00% 5.88% 292,407,543
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Position of previous
notification (if
applicable) 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if
possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1)
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GG00BYYJCZ96 17,195,000 5.88%
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SUBTOTAL 8. A 17,195,000 5.88%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion Period(xi) rights that may rights
instrument be acquired if
the instrument
is
exercised/converted.
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of voting
financial date(x) Conversion cash voting rights rights
instrument Period (xi) settlement(xii)
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled
by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights X
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional
rows as necessary)
Name(xv) % of voting rights % of voting rights Total of both if
if it equals or through financial it equals or is
is higher than instruments if it higher than the
the notifiable equals or is higher notifiable threshold
threshold than the notifiable
threshold
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Rocket Internet SE 5.88% 0.00% 5.88%
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting rights
held
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The date until which the voting rights
will be held
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11. Additional information(xvi)
Place of completion Berlin, Germany
Date of completion 04-11-2019
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CONTACTS

Richard Boleat, Chairman

+44 (0) 1534 615 656

Richard.Boleat@smecreditrealisation.com

Secretary and Administrator

Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited

+44 (0) 1481 739810

smecreditrealisation@sannegroup.com

Corporate Broker

Numis Securities

Nathan Brown

+44 (0) 207 260 1000

n.brown@numis.com

Investor Relations

IR@smecreditrealisation.com

Website

www.smecreditrealisation.com

The ISIN number of the Ordinary Shares is GG00BYYJCZ96, the SEDOL code is BYYJCZ9 and the TIDM is SCRF.

The LEI number of the Company is 549300ZQIYQVNIZGOW60.

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ABOUT SME Credit Realisation Fund Limited

The Company is a registered closed-ended collective investment scheme registered pursuant to the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended and the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules 2018 issued by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission ("GFSC").

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

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